West Africa

and later other countries, were able to expand their trade overseas and found Africa. Initially slaves came from state organized raids and warfare, but as trade progressed for African communities, the insecurity caused by these modes of production caused Africans to turn on one another and sell their friends and neighbors into slavery. As well as this, Portuguese traders would also kidnap people from the west coast of Africa to enslave, making the area more insecure while the traders also begun…

was neither a sailor nor a navigator, he sponsored a great deal of exploration along the west coast of Africa. Henry is regarded as an originator of the Age of Discovery and the Atlantic slave trade. Henry was also the third surviving son of King John 1 and Phillipa of Lancaster. In 1441, two of Henry’s captains, Antam Goncalves and Nuno Tristao, set out separately, to Cape Blanco on the western coast of Africa. To the south of the Cape they came across a market run by black…

any infection they are carrying for three days after they are dead. When people handle these carcasses they contract the Ebola virus. What areas have restrictions on Ebola, all hospitals are on alert, symptoms of Ebola, U.S. response to Ebola in Africa, world struggles to stop Ebola, Ebola virus causes rapid decline in African wildlife, and the U.S. believes to have promising vaccines for Ebola. Ebola is a dangerous disease that kills people and animals. If any symptoms occur then all hospitals…

sense of belief. A New Map of Africa from the Latest Authorities, was created by cartographer John Cary- a former apprentice of William Palmer- reinforces this idea. The map was created in 1805, at the height of European colonization and exploration of Africa. Most explorers were not familiar with Africa’s landscape while undertaking these long expeditions, and thus would rely upon maps and atlases such as Cary’s New Universal Atlas, which contained his A New Map of Africa. Cary uses the word…

African cultures and racial stereotypes. Transatlantic trade began in the 1500s in West Africa, however, it was already under the influence of Portugal since 1480. When Portugal began trading with African countries, they initiated the largest movement of slavery in the history of mankind. With an estimate of 12.5 million slaves shipped away from their home to colonies, The cultural effect of Portugal’s integration in Africa influenced various cultural controversies in African societies such as…

Imperialism is the idea of colonial expansion by the European powers and political, economic, and social ideas being brought into another country by the European powers. Africa and Asia were the two countries that Europe put their focus on. The Europeans had started to look at Africa and Asia for future imperial conquests. When Africa and Asia had started to be looked at, the Europeans had noticed that the natives were “uncivilized” and “uncolonized”. The Europeans then started to think that it…

a country located in West Africa that at one point was inhabited mainly by various tribes. It went through invasions from other countries but was soon able to drive out foreigners and become its own country. Nigeria grew drastically from the 1890’s till now. In the early 1800’s, people were constantly being take from the many villages and sold as slaves abroad. The British were able to slow the process though by intercepting ships full of slaves and taking them back to Africa. Nigeria…

Medieval Africa is best known as the period in which African empires thrived throughout the continent and world. These self-sufficient African empires flourished before European and Arabian domination over the continent that still exists today. This is an essential truth to recognize because Africans were in control of their own continent’s wealth. However, in the present day many Africans are unaware of their rich history due to physical, mental, and social conditioning by European and Arabic…

The ‘Atlantic World’ is defined by James Carson, writer for the Oxford Bibliographies, as “an historical concept that frames the histories of Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the opening of the age of European exploration to the ending of the American wars for independence in the 1820s.” It had to do with the history and interactions among all the people and empires bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The concept of the ‘Atlantic World’ is interrelated to the economic networks and migratory…

A New Perspective On Africa “The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa- for he has so much to look forward to.”- Rich Mullins The continent of Africa is one of the most under recognized and under appreciated gems of the world. In the past, the continent of Africa was seen as barbaric and hopelessly primitive. Many believe the media propaganda that this continent is impoverished and under populated. By taking a deeper look at some often under-represented aspects of this…